David Rubinstein, a retired University of Illinois at Chicago sociology professor wrote an article which originally appeared in The Weekly Standard that sarcastically thanked Illinois taxpayers for their contribution to his well-funded “cushy life.”
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Extracurricular Intimidation
Recently, some pedagogues have found new outlets for intimidation.
Another Executive Overreach
U. S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan “will unilaterally override the centerpiece requirement of the No Child Left Behind school accountability law, that 100 percent of students be proficient in math and reading by 2014.”
Wasted Space
If the administration wants to get our economy out of the tank, maybe it should stop funding $1.5 million indoctrination programs!
Re CAP & Review
Throughout last week, this writer studied the education policy studies put out by the Center for American Progress (CAP) and by a variety of authors and writers from different educational fields and expertise.
Malcolm Kline on InsideAcademia.tv
Malcolm Kline joins Andy Nash for a conversation about higher education and Accuracy in Academia.
Catholic Professor Misinforms on Abortion
A professor at a Catholic college may have been spreading misinformation on abortion for at least two years, in various public appearances and blogs.
CAP Learns from the Past
William Slotnik authored the Center for American Progress (CAP) report, titled “Levers for Change: Pathways for State-to-District Assistance in Underperforming School Districts,” that details how states and districts should interact to save struggling public schools and avoid the problems of past interventions.
Lesser of two evils
“It seems to me, however, that we are safer with the government encouraging science teaching than with an administration getting into the humanities.”—Eva Brann, former dean of St. John’s College in Annapolis, in the Summer 2011 issue of the Claremont Review of Books.
Education Funding v. Reform
Jessica Quillin’s report, sponsored by the Center for American Progress (CAP), details the struggles of the School Improvement Grants (SIG) program in light of the passage of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) and No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB).
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Professor, who claimed Trump’s Election was an ‘Act of Terrorism,’ Accepted ‘Faculty Member of the Year’ Award
A college professor at Orange Coast College, Olga Perez Stable Cox, was taped by a student when she claimed that the election of Donald Trump as “an act of terrorism.” The student was initially suspended by…
Rick Perry, Energy Secretary, Blasted Alma Mater’s Student Government Election Result
Rick Perry, who served as the Governor of Texas and is now the Department of Energy cabinet secretary under President Donald Trump, criticized his alma mater’s student government election results.
Oops: Phishing Scams Cost Coastal Carolina $1 Million
Per Inside Higher Ed, Coastal Carolina fell for two separate phishing scams and quickly found out they were out of $1 million. Phishing is when someone contacts an individual via e-mail and asks for bank account…
Watch Out for Human Privilege: ‘Critical Plant Studies’ Criticizes Humans
There’s a new theory in plant studies: ‘Critical Plant Studies.’ Per The College Fix, it focuses on the plants and plant life, while attacking human “privilege”: Critical plant studies “aims to do for plants what human…
Conservative Students Stopped from Protesting ‘Social Justice Week’
Free speech is subjective at Regis University? The university is alleged to have shut down the freedom of speech of conservative students, who protested the university’s ‘Social Justice Week,’ per Campus Reform: Alexander Beck, president…
College Professors Want to Cut the Defense Budget
Academics are upset that they don’t get as many chances as they would like to contribute to U. S. foreign policy. Maybe that’s a good thing. On the one hand, most of them opposed the…
Satirical Tourism Video Project Deemed Offensive at Tulane
A Tulane University student is in hot water with some of his peers because of a satirical tourism video on Latin America, where he referred to Taco Bell and other stereotypes. Of course, some took offense at the video.
British Student Union President Warns against Islamophobia after London Terrorist Attack
The National Union of Students president, Malia Bouattia, issued a letter and warned of possible Islamophobia and prejudice against migrants, Islamophobia and xenophobia against students and non-students in the United Kingdom after the terrorist attack…
Iowa State University Assignment: Write about 9/11 from the Terrorists’ Perspective
It sounds like an overcorrection on trying to understand radical Islam at Iowa State University. Students were instructed to write about the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 as if they were sympathizers with radical Islam:…
Swarthmore Students Upset at Punishment for Sit-In Protest at Administrative Offices
Apparently, the notion of consequences escaped these Millennial college students at Swarthmore: Last month, members of the anti-fossil fuel group Mountain Justice occupied Chief Investment Officer Mark C. Amstutz’s office to denounce the school’s investments in fossil…
Book Review
Book Review: Is ‘The Dying Citizen’ a Prediction of America’s Future?
America’s ongoing and seemingly-constant crises have left Americans scrambling to find a sense of normalcy and safety. Just in time, to cut through the chaotic bombardment of conflicting messages and opinions while providing a voice…
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The Origins of Political Correctness
Emerson College: ‘Homosexual’ is Offensive to Gays so Stop Using It
Self-Identifying Marxist Professors Outnumber Conservatives as College Professors
Ayn Rand Reconsidered
Black Lives Matter Lists “White Supremacy, Patriarchy, Capitalism” Among Reasons for Orlando Attack
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